The Yank

Jackie and Sam like to Cha Cha Cha -

I don't know much about Derrick either. That info came from Keith Rylatt's "Groovesville USA" and from the liner notes of "Detroit Gold Volume One" (Solid Smoke).

A favorite of mine -

The lead singer was Derrick Draw, not sure about the remaining 3 Pro's.

His first release -

Dee Dee and some people you might have heard of (😁 ) at a wedding circa 1968 -

Billboard- April, '62 -

Besides the obvious "Hungry For Love" influence, is there some Classical piece used for this? -

New Zealand pressing of "Sophisticated Soul" album -

Another fine 45 from the group, great B side too !

The sound quality isn't the best- still worth seeing -

After some of the Prisonaires were paroled, Johnny formed another group -

The Gordy version is another take on "My Weakness..." -

Cashbox - Dec. 66 -

Concord was the original label for "The Gorilla". Here's an article from Cashbox (August, 1963) -

I know the song has been mentioned a few times and there's already an audio clip but..... does anyone know anything about this clip? It looks more like a video than a television appearance. -

Here's another release on the label -

The Concord label was owned by Howard Pittman who was a member of the Doo Wop group the Five Chances. Once the record became a big local hit, he wasn't able to keep up with the demand and sold the master for "...Gorilla" and the group's contract to Cortland.